Crappy film

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

When the film begins, Michel is in the hot car with his wife and three small kids. It's summer and there's no air conditioning...and it's not surprising the kids are behaving like brats and Michel is at his wit's ends. When the family stops for a break, Michel goes to the bathroom and there an old acquaintance, Harry, recognizes him...though Michel cannot recall the guy. It seems that Harry is a major fan of Michel and has lots of fond memories of the guy...and Michel is just dumbfounded. Despite this, when Harry invites himself and his girlfriend to their home, Michel agrees and they all have a lovely evening together. During this evening, Harry inexplicably recalls a poem that Michel wrote when he was a teen. Despite decades having passes, he even remembers this poem word-for-word and Harry decides to take on a new project--to get Michel to begin writing once again. While this seems like a laudable goal, it soon gets strange. First, Harry decides that the hot car isn't what a writer needs and when it breaks down, he impulsively buys Michel and his family a new SUV with air conditioning!! Given that they barely know each other, this is very strange. Second, Harry isn't about to stop at just buying his old colleague a car...he'll remove all the distractions from Michel's life...whatever they might be!This is a very dark and enjoyable film. It's also, in a sick way, a bit of a comedy. Fortunately, it's unique and keeps your attention- -and it's well worth seeing--especially for the strange yet satisfying ending. The film is taut, unusual and well written.

I've read the comments, but failed to see the thriller/suspense of this movie. I was excited to see it but felt horribly disappointed after dare I say wasting 2 hours watching it.I found Michele's family interesting enough, but thought Harry's character was rather flat. As the antagonist his motivation etc was never fleshed out and found him rather uninteresting. More goofy than scary. The movie seemed horribly predictable and not Hithcockian at all. I hate current Hollywood and was looking forward to this movie given all the word of mouth surrounding it. Was disappointed overall with it though.

Director: Dominik Moll Cast: Laurent Lucas, Sergi López, Mathilde Seigner Hitchcock influenced tale that tells the story of Micheal(Laurent Lucas), a man who has a chance encounter with an old acquaintance named Harry from high school who insists that they catch up on old times. As it turns out Harry was a big fan of Micheal's writing in high school, but is dismayed to hear that he has since given up writing. Harry(Sergi López) then proceeds to "remove" everyone from Micheal's life that whom he deems a "distraction" so he can start writing again. This movie is good, but a little uneven because some scenes contain a good deal of suspense which in contrast makes others seem too boring and may make the viewer lose interest. Still a very interesting film that Hitchcock would probably enjoy. Recommended if you like Hitchcockesque suspense tales. 116 min.Rated R for language, some violence, and brief nudity

I guess we've all once met someone who said that he knows you from I don't know where, while you absolutely can't remember the person's name or where you know him/her from. With "Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien" or "Harry Is Here to Help" the makers have based their story on exact such a situation.When on a hot summers day, Michel and his family go on a trip to visit his parents in the south of France, they stop at a gas station near the highway. In the restroom, a man asks Michel if he doesn't recognize him anymore. He says he's Harry and that he once went to the same school as Michel. He suggests they have a drink, so he and his girlfriend follow Michel and his family to their summer house. So far nothing special, but when Harry is able to quote from memory a poem Michel wrote in school, Michel is very surprised. Harry appears to think that Michel is one of the greatest writers ever and can't understand why Michel doesn't write anymore. Harry tells him that he should start again, but that he has to get rid of all the "nuissances" (his wife, his kids, his parents,...) that will prevent him from writing excellent stories. When Michel hesitates, it's Harry who'll "help" him...What I really liked about this movie was the dark humor, although I'm convinced that many people will not. Laughing with for instance murder, isn't exactly to everybody's taste, but personally I really liked it. And yet the entire movie didn't always convince me. Especially in the beginning it was never able to fully grab me. Only when the killing started, it had me completely in its power. I would say that the quality is quite good, but not excellent. The acting is OK, without excelling, I liked the humor and the story is nice (but only at its best in the end). Overall I would reward this movie with a 6.5/10. If you want to see a great dark European comedy, than I suggest you watch the Danish movie "De Grønne slagtere" (aka "The Green Butchers"). It's a lot better, but also a lot darker than this one.